Sectional boat



S. G. HOUSE SECTIONAL BOAT `lune 22, 1948.

Original Filed Aug. .16, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l @MMMMWQJ S. G. HOUSE SECTIONAL BOAT June 22, 19548.`

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Aug. 16, 1943 (mgmm @BVE Patented June 22, 1948 UNITEDl STAT-Es rArcN-T- rrice andenes! krsmrlrrowii,Boi'i'r v Samuel GQ House, Abilene,A Tex.A substituted for abandoned application Serial No. j.- 498,817,` ylinguist;-16, 1943.w This application April-24,?1946,Serial N0. 66455550 3 Claims.

Thisinvention relates to boats.

A11-object ofthe rinvention'is the provision of a. :boat which is formed 1in sections in such 'a manner that when the sections have lbeenl disconnectedthey may be-'readily fitted 'or nested g into eachother to form a, compact unit fortransportation over land.

-Another object of the inventionis the provision of `a boat which is'fformed of sections with the ends-of the vsections having inter-connecting means yfor detachably connecting the sections together to form an operable boat, means being employed forifurtherretaining the sections in connected relation, the sections being of such shape and s'ize'that they may be tted within each other when disconnected `to "facilitate" their transportation from place to place.

Still another object of theinvention is thefpro-f visionof a boat which is formed of sections with the sections when disconnected from each other beinglins'ertable within each other for formi-ng a small vstructure for transportation, said sections at the inter-connecting ends having complementary connecting meanswhich are readily fitted into leach other with additional mean-s -for retaining the sections in operative position.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a boat formed of sections which when disconnected may be nested in each other for transportation, the adjacent ends of the sections being provided with stepped portions adapted to be intertted together with means for retaining the interfitted portions together.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in View of the accompanying drawings for-ming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications as define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal View of a sectional boat constructed according to the principles of my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the disconnected sections of Fig. 1 nested within each other.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of a boat wherein stepped end walls lare used.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical section similar to that shown in Fig. 3, disclosing the sections in the assembly operation.

Figure 5 is a, fragmentary horizontal section taken along the line .5X- 5X of Fig. 4.

Figure A6y is -a vtransverse- -verticalsection taken along the`-line {iX-6X of Fig. 3. y

This isan application led as "a substitute for my ,former application-S. N.- 498,817-, filed August i6, 1943, now abandoned. p

In the drawings vI have shown a boat illustrating-one-embodimentof my invention formed of three sections 21,-22- and 23. The ybowlsection l23 issmaller than the intermediate section .22 and the intermediate section is smaller than the stern section 2|. The end wall 24 of the section 22 may be vertically disposed land may'ab'ut a vertically disposed end -wall 2510i the'sectin' 23. Therear 'end wall- 2610i the intermediate section 22t=may be vertically j'disposed and "may: abut'a vertically .disposed end wall `2"! of thesection `2I. All-oi these'fwalls as shown in Figs. 1 and '2 are flat inorder to make contactthroughout andthe side walls flare outwardly and `upwardly -iroin their lower edges as'sh'o'w'n Iin Fig. 6.

In Fig. 2 ythe sternfsection 2|"isplac'ed on the ground initially,y and in lthis section `is placed the intermediate section y252 vand within the latter is placed the `bow` sectionf23. As has vbeen explained all oi the sections are of such siz'e' that the vsmaller section may beinse'rted within th'e'in'terinedi'ate section and -these two nested sections are then placed within the large stern section.

The preferred form of connection between the -coacting ends of the sections is shown in Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, said end Walls being in step formation so that the sections may be moved vertically into place with the coacting ends intertting with each other.

Bow section 23 has a, pair of vertical walls 3i and 32 connected together by a horizontal wall 33 while the midsection 22 has a pair of vertical Walls 34 and 35 connected together by a horizontal portion 36. It will be noted that the vertical portions 32 and 35 as well as the portions 3i and 34 are in ilat contact with each other while the horizontal portion 36 of the section 22 rests upon the horizontal portion 33 of the section 23.

A lower edge of the vertical portion 3a lhas. a flange 4l) which is provided with a plurality of downward-ly projecting lugs lll and these lugs are received in perorations 42 formed in a ilange 43 projecting inwardly and in the salme plane from a bottom 4l! of the section 23. It will be noted that the flange il is onset from the plane of the bottom Mia of the section 22 to form a pocket in which the flange 43 is seated.

It will be noted that the stepped sections i5 and 4B of the respective sections 22 and 2l are identical in construction with thev stepped sections just described and therefore additional reference numerals and further description will not be required.

A U-shaped spring member generally designated by the numeral 50 has a pair of legs 5| and 52 located in parallel relation and may depend from a seat 53. These legs engage the opposite face of the vertical portions 32 and 35 of the respective sections 2|, 22 and 23, and are adapted to retain the upper portions of the sections together and at the same time retain the seats in position. The members 50 cooperate with the pins 4| and the perforations 42 for maintaining the lower meeting edges of the sections in position during the operation of the boat.

The stern section 2| is provided with a seat 54, which has depending flanges 55 provided with slots 56 to receive the lugs 51 which extend only a short distance from each side wall of the section 2|. In other Words, the lugs or pins 51 are sufficiently short so that the intermediate section 22 may be conveniently placed within. the section 2| when the sectional boat has been disassembled and the sections are nested Within each other for transportation over the land.

It will be noted that the boat is tapered fnorn end to end so that the tapered sections will more neatly t into each other when the boat has been disassembled and packed for transportation over land.

I claim:

1. A boat composed of a plurality of longitudinally alined sections having their adjacent ends abutting, the sections being progressively smaller so that said sections may be tted into each other to provide a compact unit for tr-ansportation on land, the adjacent ends of the sections having interfltted stepped portions, spring clips for removably connecting together the upper portions of the abutting ends, and sliding connections for the lower portions of said ends.

2. A boat composed of a plurality of longitudinally alined sections, having their adjacent ends abutting, said adjacent `ends having complementarily formed stepped portions, the stepped portions of each section providing closures so 4 that each section will form a water tight compartment, means for removably connecting the upper ends of the stepped portions, the bottom of certain of the sections having a transverse groove, the bottoms of certain of the sections being provided with a rearwardly extending vflange adapted to be received within the groove and cooper-ating means in a flange and in the groove for aiding in retaining the bottoms of the sections in horizontal alinement.

3. A boat composed of a plurality of longitudinally alined sections, the walls of the sections forming with the bottom a water tight compartment, the abutting ends of the sections having their Vwalls provided with vertically and horizontally disposed portions which are adapted to be interiitted into each .other in stepped formation, means for removably connecting the upper edges of the abutting ends, at least two of the sections being providedwith transverse grooves adjacent one end, extending inwardly from the bottoms of the sections, at least tWo of the sections being provided With flanges extending Vfrom the bottoms of the sections adapted to be received within the grooves when the sections are intertted into each other, said flanges being provided with a plurality [of perforations and pins projecting downwardly from a wall of the groove and received by perforations in a flange for aiding in retaining the sections in alinement.

SAMUEL G. HOUSE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number `Name Date 67,342 Olmstead July 30, 1867 1,901,545 Wood Mar. 14,v 1933 1,916,093 Cormier June 27, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS Number *l Country Date 269,165 Italy Nov. 12, 1929 

